Criminal Law News Media & Entertainment News Journalist gets six months jail in defamation case January 24, 2013 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A six months imprisonment has been sentenced to a journalist who is Jaipur in a defamation case by the Rajasthan High Court, which also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 each on the owner, editor and a correspondent of the daily. While hearing the contempt petition, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Amitav Roy and […] Read more » Additional Advocate General G R Punia Chief Justice Amitav Roy Churu correspondent contempt petition Dainik Prakash Kunj defamation case defamation case by the Rajasthan High Court Editor Hemant Sharma Imprisonment of journalist Jaipur journalist in Jaipur Justice Mahendra Maheshwari Rajasthan High Court S M Gautam Sikar based correspondent Sadik
Top Law News Court summons Digvijay Singh in defamation case November 17, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Delhi court summoned to Senior Congress leader Digvijay Sing to face trial in a criminal Defamation case lodged against him by BJP President Nitin Gadkari. Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar told that the accused Digvijay Singh has been summoned for the offence under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code to face trial for criminal defamation. Let he […] Read more » BJP National Secretary Bhupinder Yadav BJP President Nitin Gadkari Comptroller and Auditor General of India Congress-led UPA government defamation case Defamation case logged against Digvijay Singh defamatory Digvijay Sing Digvijay Singh in defamation case Indian Penal Code IPC Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar MP Ajay Sancheti Rajya Sabha MP Senior Congress leader Digvijay Sing
Top Law News Court dismisses former army chief’s plea August 29, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Former army chief V.K. Singh’s plea seeking a change in the nature of trial of the defamation case against him was dismissed by a Delhi court Tuesday. Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja dismissed the application. The court was hearing a defamation case filed against the former army chief by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh. “In my […] Read more » all-terrain truck purchase army vice chief Lt. Gen. S.K. Singh army's internal procedure bribery in an all-terrain truck Court dismisses former army chief's plea defamation case Director General Military Intelligence Lt. Gen. B.S. Thakur Former army chief V.K. Singh's plea Lt. Col. Hitten Sawhney Lt. Gen. Tejinder Singh Maj. Gen. S.L. Narsimhan Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja military intelligence of conspiring
Top Law News HC exempts scribe, employer from appearance in defamation case July 22, 2012 / July 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A journalist has been exempted by the Delhi High Court from appearing personally before a trial court adjudicating the complaints of two former municipal councillors, accusing him of defaming them. The journalist, working with media house Cobra Post, faces criminal defamation complaint for purportedly exposing, through a sting operation, the two former councillors demanding bribe for […] Read more » criminal defamation case criminal defamation case against cobra post employee criminal defamation complaint defamation defamation case Delhi High Court Justice Manmohan Manmohan
Top Law News Court on Corruption:Publication for exposing corruption not libellous June 18, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment On Monday court took a decision on corruption case. Exposing corruption is “for public good” and news article written for the same without any “ulterior motives” cannot be termed as libellous, a Delhi court has said while absolving an editor and a co-editor of a local weekly of the charges of causing defamation. The court […] Read more » Court on Corruption:Publication for exposing corruption not libellous defamation case Delhi court on corruption Metropolitan Magistrate Rajinder Singh
Top Law News Ex-Army chief made accused in defamation case June 9, 2012 / June 9, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Ex-Army chief V K Singh, along with four senior serving officers, has been made an accused in a criminal defamation case filed by Lt General (retd) Tejinder Singh, who has accused them of misusing their official positions, power and authority to defame him. Metropolitan magistrate Jay Thareja asked the former Army chief and others to […] Read more » A K Antony of the bribery bid defamation case Ex-Army chief made accused Ex-Army chief V K Singh Metropolitan Magistrate Jay Thareja
Top Law News Court order on plea against army chief April 26 April 22, 2012 / April 22, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Saturday reserved for April 26 its order on a defamation case filed by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh against army chief Gen VK Singh, who has accused him of bribery. Metropolitan Magistrate Jasjeet Kaur listed the matter for order on the summoning of Army Chief and others after Tejinder Singh’s counsel said […] Read more » chief Gen VK Singh defamation case Delhi court Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh Metropolitan Magistrate Jasjeet Kaur Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar
High Profile Cases Court takes cognisance of Tejinder Singh’s defamation case March 30, 2012 / March 30, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A Delhi court Thursday took cognisance of a defamation case filed by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh against army chief Gen V.K. Singh, who has accused him of bribery. Metropolitan magistrate Sudesh Kumar listed the matter for recording of evidence for April 10. ‘I have heard the arguments … take cognisance and put up for […] Read more » Army Chief Gen V K Singh defamation case Delhi court Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh Metropolitan Magistrate Sudesh Kumar
Criminal Law News Tejinder Singh files defamation case against army March 28, 2012 / March 28, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Retired Lt General Tejinder Singh has filed a defamation suit against the Army for alleging in a press release that he offered a bribe to Army chief VK Singh. Defence minister AK Antony too had told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that the man accused by General VK Singh was Tejinder Singh. Tejinder Singh’s lawyer […] Read more » Army chief VK Singh defamation case Defence Minister AK Antony Retired Lt General Tejinder Singh
High Profile Cases Settle defamation case amicably: Court urges Dikshit, BJP leader March 16, 2012 / March 16, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court Thursday asked Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijendra Gupta to settle their dispute related to a defamation case out of court in an amicable and responsible manner. Asking counsel of both the parties to sit together and solve the issue out of court, Justice Kailash Gambhir […] Read more » Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijendra Gupta Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit defamation case Delhi High Court Justice Kailash Gambhir
Top Law News Court notice to ex-Lokayukta Hegde in defamation case January 4, 2012 / January 4, 2012 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Karnataka High Court Wednesday issued notice to former Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde, a former Supreme Court judge, in a defamation case filed by Superintendent of Police (Intelligence) Hemanth Nimbalkar. The case, which was filed in March 2011, pertains to a raid conducted by the Lokayukta police in March 2009 on the office and residence […] Read more » defamation case former Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde Karnataka High Court
Top Law News High court notice to Varun Gandhi in defamation case July 28, 2010 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on High court notice to Varun Gandhi in defamation case The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi in a defamation case filed by his uncle V.M. Singh. Gandhi was asked by Justice Aruna Sureesh to file his reply by July 30. Gandhi and Singh were pitted against each other in the 2009 general elections in Pilibhit, Uttar […] Read more » defamation case Varun Gandhi